Summary
THERE are fears that the Government is taking the first steps towards outsourcing the tax system after Revenue & Customs announced plans to call in private debt collectors to chase unpaid tax.
Revenue & Customs is negotiating contracts with debt collection agencies for a nationwide six-month pilot project to speed the flow of unpaid income tax, corporation tax and VAT. The scheme is expected to start later this year.See the full content of this document
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Revenue Calls in Debt Collectors ; As a Pounds 25 Billion Crackdown Is Launched, Fears Grow That Tax System Will Be Outsourced
The Revenue was owed Pounds 25 billion as of March 2008, the latest figure available, in a mix of outstanding tax, interest payments, penalty charges and ...
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